New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-04

brought on his should long ago have committed
suicide" What Herr Won Bunsen wants is a
stronger government for England and still
stronger government for Ireland. 1t is singular
coincidence that the leading organ of the Repub-
Gcan party in France published at the same time
an article describing Mr.. Gladstones last speech
on the proclamation Of the League as void Of
sense 1t is still more singular If Germany and
France, which agree in nothing else, should
agree in condcmning Home Rule.
Mr.. Matthew Arnold returns in the same peri
odical to the subject of American opinion on
Home Rule, and declines to accept Mr.. E. Il.
Godkins attempt at correcting him. He admits,
however, that go where you will in the United
States, popular feeling is in favor of the Irish
demand. The mass of intelligent Americans, says
Mr.. Arnold, have this feeling, but he agrees with
MIR. GOdkin in thinking this intelligent mass for
the most part ignorant of the facts of the case.
Mr.. Arnold draws a distinction between intelligent
Americans and what he called highly instructed
and widely informed Americans These latter
he found Of the opinion that Mr.. Gladstone s
IIish policy was a mistake. II say th same
thing STILL" continues Mr.. Arnold II say it OF
the continent of Europe as we'll as of the United
States of America 1 say it of what Mr.. Glad
stone calls the civilized world" As for Mr..
Godkin, he has, in Mr. Arnolds view, the alien
ated feelings of an Irishman he has bias But
MIR. Gladstone's powers of selfdeception are so
inexhaustible that he is never insincere. This,
says Mr.. Arnold, is his last deverance or proba-
bly, his last, on political subjects.
Mr. Alfred Russell Wallace prints in "The
Fortnightly Review an elaborate article on
American museums, more particularly the
Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard Uni
Ia nj
though deficient in material as compared with
South Kensington, far in advance of the latter
as an educational institution, whether as regards
the general public, the private student or the
specialist. 1t is probably, adds Mr.. Wallace,
equally in advance Of every other European
museum. Mr.. Wallace appeals. however, to
Americans Of great wealth who wish to do some
thing for the intellectual advancement of the
masses to build and endow a museum of COM
parative palaeontology, to carry out Professor
Agassz's ideas adequate scale. Such a
museum, says this distinguished naturalist, would
certainly become the most popular and most in
structive of all scientific exhibitions yet estab-
ishcd, while the founder would secure himself al
amount of honorable fame rarely accorded
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson's new poems en-
titled "UnderwoOds" appeared this week Anc
critic reviews it in column and sums it up
in phrase: "A book of genius" which |
will take leave to amend by adding: "A book
of very delicate and delightful genius
The Prince Of Wales's civlities to distinguished
Americans continue to be one of the sensations
of Ilomburg. Mr.. Blaine, who receives attentions
from every body, has been his guest more than
once. and the relations between him AMI the
Prince are, IN the language of "The Spectator"
more than CORDIAL. Mr. lepcw las been pre-
s"nted by ihe Pm cc's request. anl dincd with
him the sumo mig I hear from English
sources that the Prince delighted with the
brilliant Americans whom he asked 10 accom-
pa ly him after dinner TO the garden and remain
afto tic other gnests had gone, and invited
TO lunch the next day.
Mr. Blaine remains at Homburg. Mr., and
Mrs. Depew left on Thursday for heidelberg,
and will reach Paris on Monday. W.